Results of the Second CEU Competition for the Best Master's Thesis on the Politics of the Anthropocene

The Open Society Hub for the Politics of the Anthropocene (OHPA) at Central European University is pleased to announce the results of the Second CEU Competition for the Best Master’s Thesis on the Politics of the Anthropocene This year’s competition attracted numerous submissions from across five departments, reflecting the diverse and growing scholarly engagement with Anthropocene-related themes across disciplines.

The theses were evaluated by an interdisciplinary jury composed of Ayansina Ayanlade (OHPA), Georg Henri Kaup (OHPA), Alexander Etkind (IR/OHPA), Tyanif-Rico Rodriguez (OHPA), Johanna Gautier Morin (OHPA), Waleed Salem (OHPA), and Ivan Nikolovski (DSPS/OHPA).

Following careful deliberation, the Jury selected three outstanding theses for recognition:

Jan Henrik Albertz, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy. 

LEARNING BEYOND GROWTH? Exploring Degrowth Pedagogy Within and Beyond Education for Sustainable Development

Abdul Rehman Nawaz, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy. 

FAITH, SURVIVAL and MOBILITY: A Study on How Farmers Perceive Climate Change in Rural Pakistan

Ruth Woodfield, Department of Historical Studies. 

DEPICTING DISASTER: A Comparative Study of the Visual Media of 20th Century Industrial Disasters in

Congratulations!

The laureates will receive USD 1500-2000 grant awards, which would enable them to turn their theses into research articles.